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Diploma of Screen and Media (Specialist Make-Up Services)


 National Code: CUA51020
 TAFE SA Code: TP01221


2025 start

Description

Enter the exciting world of screen and media makeup with this comprehensive Diploma. Master the foundational skills in beauty, airbrushed, and fashion make-up, including makeup for photographic shoots. Build your skills with specialist techniques in theatrical and screen makeup and special effects including trauma, bald caps, hair and beard application, blood effects, aging, and body painting. Learn all about hair styling and wigs for productions, including period and vintage styling. Work on a major project to create your own original character design using your skills and techniques to sculpt, fabricate, airbrush, and apply encapsulated-silicone and foam latex prosthetics. Learn how to work in the media industry by collaborating with Adelaide College of the Arts students to work on films, stage, TV and VFX productions and gain them real-world experience and industry connections. Graduate with confidence and be ready to take your place in this dynamic creative arts industry.

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12 months 

Full Time

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Locations & Applications

Campus / Location
Code
Study Mode
Study Load
Scheduled
Adelaide City

801485

Blended Blended – learn in a mixture of classroom and online environments. On campus learning will be scheduled but online learning can provide more flexibility. Lecturer support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.
Full Time Full Time
Day Only
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On campus/location

On Campus/Location

On campus/location – learn in a classroom environment that gives you the opportunity to interact with your lecturer and fellow students in person.
Online

Online

Online – learn at your own pace, in your own space. Lecturer support will be provided via email and interaction with fellow students may be available via forums and chat groups. Online courses require access to a computer with an internet connection.
Blended

Blended

Blended – learn in a mixture of classroom and online environments. On campus learning will be scheduled but online learning can provide more flexibility. Lecturer support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.
Virtual Classroom

Virtual Classroom

Virtual Classroom – online classes are delivered by Collaborate. Collaborate is a web-based online classroom collaboration tool that acts as a real-time virtual classroom.
Workplace

Workplace

Workplace – if you are currently employed in the industry but do not have a formal qualification TAFE SA can recognise the skills you already have. The duration of the course will be determined by your individual study plan.
Full Time

Full Time

Full Time classes
Part Time

Part Time

Part Time classes
Day Classes

Day Classes

Day time classes
Evening Classes

Evening Classes

Evening time classes
International

International

A course available to International students

Course Admission Requirements

  • No course admission requirements
If there are more applications for this course than places available, applicants will be ranked by date of application to this course.

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Entry Recommendations
We recommend that you are interested in working with people, have good communication skills and a reasonable level of fitness to stand for long periods.

Attendance Requirements (subject to change)
This course is studied 3 to 4 days a week and is a blend of classroom and online learning.

Additional Uniforms, Equipment and Costs
There are extra costs of $1500.00 (approximately) for make-up and hair product, tools and kits.

Vocational Placements
You will be scheduled to work on films, TV and VFX projects in Semester 2 of this course.

Fees

Average cost per semester
Total Fees for the 12 month course
Subsidised
$4,781
$9,561
Concession
$3,997
$7,994
You may be eligible for government subsidised training.
Subsidised Training Eligibility
Subsidised training may require applicants to complete a Core Skills Profile Assessment (CSPA).
What is the CSPA?
Full Fee
$9,196
$18,392

Fees vary depending on subjects you enrol into. TAFE SA and their agents reserve the right to make any changes necessary. Fee updates will be available prior to offers being made.

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    Upfront Payment

    Each semester, fees can be paid online with VISA or Mastercard or at an Australia Post outlet.

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    VET Student Loan

    This is an interest-free personal loan from the Australian Government that provides eligible students access to capped funding to help pay for their studies.

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  • Employment Outcomes & Skills Covered

    Employment Outcomes

    - Make-up/hair stylist/designer
    - Special make-up effects artist/designer

    Note: Completion of a TAFE SA course does not guarantee an employment outcome. Formal requirements other than educational qualifications (eg licensing, professional registration), may apply to some occupations.

    Qualifications & Skills Covered

    Diploma of Screen and Media (Specialist Make-Up Services) (CUA51020)
    The course starts with beauty, photographic, airbrushed and fashion makeup, including photographic shoots, then progresses to theatrical and screen special effects makeup including trauma; bald caps; hair and beard application; blood effects; aging; and body painting. The course delivers basic to advanced creative hair styling and graduates will confidently enter the industry and successfully style hair and wigs for photography, films and theatrical productions of varying eras. The course culminates with students designing, sculpting, fabricating, airbrushing and applying encapsulated-silicone and foam latex prosthetics, to create an entire original character. To complete the qualification you are required to complete all 4 core units and 11 elective units.

    Note: Students who successfully complete only one or more units of competency but not the full qualification are eligible to receive a Statement of Attainment.

    90%*
    of TAFE SA graduates are satisfied with the overall quality of training.
    87%*
    of TAFE SA graduates would recommend their training.



    * 2023 NCVER Student Outcomes Survey findings

  • Course Units

    Below is a list of all units that TAFE SA can offer in this qualification. The selection of elective units you will be enrolled into depends on the campus you attend, and the qualification packaging rules described on www.training.gov.au.

    Not all elective units listed below must necessarily be completed to achieve your qualification.

    Core

    Name Nominal Hours
    Enhance professional practice using creative arts industry knowledge 60
    Establish and maintain safe creative practice 40
    Provide freelance services 40
    Realise a creative project 90

    Elective

    Name Nominal Hours
    Conduct research 30
    Create classic long hair up-styles 30
    Create prosthetics for special make-up effects 110
    Create special effects items 50
    Design and apply special make-up effects 60
    Design and apply specialised make-up 65
    Design, apply and remove make-up 160
    Interpret and respond to a design brief 30
    Maintain make-up and hair continuity 160
    Style hair for productions 60
    Undertake project work 60

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Diploma of Screen and Media (Specialist Make-Up Services)
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